The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-30
Washington County.
Barre.

Barre.
Mrs. j. X. BARNEY of Providence, Il. l.,
lectured under the auspices of the Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union at the Metho-
dist vestry Monday evening. - Last
week Thursday, as three stone-cutters
were at Montpelier waiting at the Wells
River depot to take the Barre train home,
they attempted to board the moving train.
Two succeeded but the third one fell and
was badly bruised. He was brought home
the next night, suffering very much. 1t is
hardly expected he will recover, but he is still
alive at present writing (Monday) -
There have been one or two cases of diph-
liberia in town within the last week-one
being the young daughter of T. l.. Snow,
who is quite low. 60 The Ladies' Aid
Society will hold a sociable at the Metho-
dist vestry Friday evening. Supper will be
served from five to eight - Mrs. w. ID.
Marsh of Plainheld has opened a select
school in this village. - About seventy
couples attended the Thanksgiving ball at
the Park House. - Frank Sulham has
sold his house on the Ayers meadow. -=
Another large piece of granite of about fifty
tons weight was taken from the quarries
last week. 80 ID. G.. Bickford has sold
his new house in Brooklyn to James Bart
lett of Washington, who intends to use
il for a clearinghouse. 60 Mrs. Alvin
Drury, who had been sick for some time,
died last Sunday morning. - The shops
closed last Thursday to give the boys a
chance to eat their Thanksgiving turkey,
- The fork company is running small
force of help at present, but expects soon to
increase the number.
Cabot.
THANKSGIVING services were held in the
Methodist church. Rev. H. A. Russell gave
a lecture in the interest of the common
schools. - Miss Matte Haines is home
from Newport, n. H., where she has been
teaching in the graded school Miss Haines
has had excellent success at Newport and
is to return and teach the winter term.
- Rev. Mr.. Webb of Northfield gave
temperance lecture at the Congregational
church Tuesday evening, November Sth,
under the auspices of the Good Templars'
lodge of this place. After the lecture about
| fifty of the friends and neighbors of Mr.. and
! Mrs. G. H. Goodale made them a surprise
visit it being the tenth anniversary of their
marriage. Quite a number of valuable
presents were left as tokens of goodwill.
| After congratulations were over refresh
ments were served and pleasant time was
| enjoyed by all - A successful prone
made concert was given by the band Wednes-
day evening of last week - Miss Ida
Beas of Walden and Miss Louisa Knight
of this place started for Florida November
18th. They were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Towne of Barre.
East Montpelier Center.
THE school-house is to have hardwood
floor and new seats and desks of modern
design. Mr.. A. Dingwall is doing the work.
- The lyceum has been well carried on
thus far with clinching arguments. The
paper, Our star, still sparkles with wit and
sarcasm. The poets aid materially, and
everything that goes to make up good
paper seems to be forthcoming The next
meeting is to be held at the church this
| "wednesday evening. Instrumental and
vocal music help to make the lyceum of in
terest to all. - Mr.. E. w. Ormsbee has
not fully recovered from his encounter with
a bull, but is able to be about his business.
- Ashley Hubbard has made great
improvements about his premises with
shingles, clapboards, new windows, etc.
- The day school opens December
9th. - Whoopingcough is going the
rounds, but so far the cases have proved
quite light.
Fayston.
NEARLY all the schools commenced last
Monday, with the following corps of teach
ers: District No. l, j. b. Thompson; No. .,
Jennie Shea of Waitstield No. 3, Matte
Price of Middlesex; No. 4, Addie Pease
No. 3, Hattie L. Fitzpatrick: No, 6, Mabel
Kingsbury Of Warren; No. I, Della A:
Thompson; No. 9, Mrs. Carrie Hastings Of
Waitsfeld. - Joseph Palmer has sold
his George Wheeler farm in this town to
Peter Cotton for $1,000. - Between
thirty and forty of our citizens have pur-
chased new stoves of the Crown " pat
peddler who halls from Bethel. The cash
price is S3S but if the customer turns in an
| old stove he can do a little better. -
Clara ID. Browne and Ida NJ. Thompson
have returned to Moretown to teach the
village school.
North Fayston.
DANIEL CROWLEY has decided his farm to
his son William a new horse-barn is be-
ing added to the farm buildings. -
Mrs. Sophronia Story and Mrs Dennis
Wheeler have moved or 20 the Nelson
Boyce place, and Mason Boyce has rented
and moved on to the n. A. Stockwell farm.
T. C. McCartv and Joseph Hagan
have purchased for $3.50 the saw-mill owned
by I. f. Murray. - Bert Norton has
moved on to the Slas Fisher place. -
Richard Brown and John Nelson are at
work for j. White of North DuXbury. -
Mrs. c. b. Porter and daughter Lillian have
gone to Battle Creek, Mich. Lillian 5
health is very poor and she is to be treated
at the santarium.
Marshfield.
THE ladies of the Universaist society will
meet with Mrs. Wyman Lamberton to-
morrow Thursday afternoon and evening.
- News has been received here from
Nashua, y. H., of the death of Simon Lam
berton, a former resident of this town.
- The Methodist Circle will meet
with Mrs. Durand Baker Friday afternoon
and evening. Rev. Mr.. Taylor of the
Methodist church was absent last Sunday
and George o. Davis read an interesting
sermon. The attendance upon prayer
meeting in the evening was large. -
Silas Packer and family, who reside in
Minnesota, are visiting relatives and
friends in town. - The schools in the
village commenced Monday. Mrs. Flora
Lance teaches in the lower room and
Charles Clark of Peacham in the upper
room. - Singing-school opens this
wednesday, evening.
Middlesex.
THE village school, under the charge of
Miss Addie Hammond, teacher, commenced
its winter term last Monday. - j. Harry
Holden from Tufts College Divinity School
spent Thanksgiving week at home, return
ing Saturday to his studies - Rev.
Perry Marshall of Stowe will preach in the
village church next Sunday afternoon at
fifteen minutes past two o'clock. - Mr..
Cheney's singing-school is now held on
Thursday evening of each week.
MiddIesex Center.
THIS community was greatly shocked by
the sudden death of Thomas III. Mccullough,
which occurred from pneumonia on the
evening of Thanksgiving day. His nearest
relatives and friends hardly knew of his
sickness till after his death. He was a
quiet, Woodworking man, and leaves a
widow and eight children. His age was
about fifty-three - The two weeks OF
shedding from the 1lth to the 25th We're inn